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Reader comment on item: CAIR's Assault on Paul Harvey
Submitted by George P. Wood (United States), Dec 24, 2003 at 11:45
Although I usually agree with Dr. Pipes's analysis, I thought this article a little much. Paul Harvey said something CAIR found offensive and CAIR basically threatened a boycott of his sponsors. Are boycotts a good idea? No. But they are an American tradition. Why fault CAIR for threatening one?
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| 1 | It's about time!!! [64 words] | Rick Green | Oct 13, 2006 14:04 | 60242 | |
| 1 | I support Paul Harvey !!!!! [30 words] | Elmer Flemmer | Sep 1, 2006 13:55 | 54614 | |
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| 1 | The True Meaning of Islam [41 words] | Abbas | Aug 22, 2006 15:09 | 13080 | |
| 14 | Allah is Light (Energy) [692 words] | Nisar Ahmed | Dec 12, 2007 04:07 | 13080 | |
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| christians [7 words] | raven mcdonald | Apr 27, 2009 10:05 | 13080 | ||
| islam [171 words] | caroline gatt | Nov 20, 2009 05:21 | 13080 | ||
| islam the buetifuln and peaceful religion!!!!!!! [96 words] | aya | Nov 27, 2009 07:22 | 13080 | ||
| Islam and Free Will [196 words] | Rich | Nov 29, 2009 13:19 | 13080 | ||
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| What will eventually transpire [91 words] | Paul D | Jan 2, 2004 08:53 | 13048 | ||
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| The abuse of the boycott weapon [255 words] | Ken Besig | Dec 30, 2003 19:33 | 13014 | ||
| A source of wonder [96 words] | Jeannt Zanger | Dec 29, 2003 18:06 | 12989 | ||
| reaction to cair [32 words] | george h solot | Dec 29, 2003 15:34 | 12986 | ||
| Political Correctness [9 words] | J Vincent | Dec 29, 2003 13:02 | 12984 | ||
| My E-Mail to GE [96 words] | Howard N. Singer | Dec 28, 2003 16:58 | 12975 | ||
| GE & Corporate Cowardice [139 words] | Ray Quigley | Dec 28, 2003 15:31 | 12973 | ||
| Boycotting GE [28 words] | Larry George | Dec 28, 2003 12:14 | 12967 | ||
| left-wing [17 words] | Octavio Johanson | Dec 28, 2003 09:46 | 12965 | ||
| Paul Harvey/GE [35 words] | Michael Appel | Dec 27, 2003 19:47 | 12959 | ||
| 1 | Nonsense [53 words] | Marvin Kravetsky | Dec 27, 2003 18:37 | 12958 | |
| CAIR's attack on Paul Harvey [53 words] | Evelyn Sepin | Dec 27, 2003 14:14 | 12956 | ||
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| Comparable Tactics [87 words] | Guy W. Kleinert | Dec 27, 2003 01:47 | 12946 | ||
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| Wrong on Harvey [63 words] | Aaron S. Field | Dec 24, 2003 08:07 | 12826 | ||
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